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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

House on Haunted Hill (1959) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

[Vincent] Price plays an eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren, who, along with his wife Annabelle, has invited five people to the house for a "haunted house" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000. As the night progresses, the guests are trapped within the house with an assortment of terrors.

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Numerous critics praised House on Haunted Hill for its classical style, likening it to old-fashioned haunted house films.[ii] Paine Knickerbocker of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote... : "The film is far better than one might suspect from its title, and yet it actually pretends to be no more: it is merely an old-fashioned mystery suspense film and a pretty good one."[30] The Oregonian similarly compared the film favorably to classic horror films such as The Bat (1926) and The Cat and the Canary (1927), heralding it as a "ghost story of the highest excellence" and "pure entertainment from the first reel forward."[31] Jean Walrath of the Democrat and Chronicle similarly praised the film's "classic approach" and commended the performances by Price, Carol Ohmart, and Alan Marshal.[32]

Kate Cameron of the New York Daily News awarded the film two and a half out of four stars, praising Price's performance.[33] Howard Thompson of The New York Times alternately panned the film, deeming it "a stale spook concoction."[34]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 44 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Campy by modern standards but spooky and atmospheric, House on Haunted Hill is a fun, well-executed cult classic featuring a memorable performance from genre icon Vincent Price."[35] AllMovie has praised the film retrospectively, writing, "Campy and creepy in equal measures, House on Haunted Hill deserves its status as a horror classic."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_on_Haunted_Hill

House on Haunted Hill (1959) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, October 4 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

BEWARE: we are watching the 1959 version, but there is also a 1999 remake!

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

Journey to the Center of Time (1967) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

Stanton has taken charge of a research company following the death of his father. He warns scientists Mark Mannin, "Doc" Gordon, and Karen White that unless they prove that their time travel experiments can produce some results, their funding will be cut off. In desperation, they push their equipment past the level of safety ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Center_of_Time

Journey to the Center of Time (1967) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, September 27 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabyLaurenceWolse

Witch Academy (1995)

Members of a college sorority (where sadomasochism seems to rule the day) seek twisted new ways to humiliate a new pledge, who they feel will never fit in since she's something of a nerd and a prude. The Devil has other plans, however, and helps transform the girl into a bodacious babe. Only why is the Devil helping her? Does he have ulterior motives?

SLIGHTLY-NSFW TRAILER

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

Sting of Death (1966) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

Its plot concerns five female college students who head to the Florida Everglades for a holiday, but instead of fun in the sun, run into trouble with a mutated, bloodthirsty, and quite deadly jellyfish-man-monster.

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A 1967 review in BoxOffice says that the film is "very much in keeping with the youth-oriented horror market" of the time, well-made enough to earn a "good" rating—on its Very Good-to-Very Poor scale—and that Grefé "has generated a surprisingly strong mass market appeal pattern and, for good measure, headliner Neil Sedaka is present in the capacity of singing guest star." BoxOffice calls Morrison, Hawkins, and Vella "professionally poised in pivotal roles" and says that Nagle "provides some interesting moments."[15][16]

On the other hand, film historian Phil Hardy has little positive to say about Sting of Death. He opines that Hawkins is a "wooden heroine" and Morrison a "hard-headed hero," and calls the film an "unimaginative piece of low-budget Science Fiction."[17] TVGuide.com uses the similar phrase "mindless science fiction" in its brief description of the movie.[18]

Critic Fred Beldin of Allmovie.com is even more damning. He writes that Sting of Death is a "peculiar sci-fi calamity," a movie that is "wrong-headed, absurd, and unintentionally funny" but one that will nonetheless "thrill lovers of trash cinema and confuse everyone else." He is of the opinion that Grefé "films the dance sequences with special attention paid to his female subjects' posteriors, suggesting an almost Russ Meyers-like appreciation of this portion" of their anatomy. Beldin also notes that the "succession of unlikely events and robotic actors" are all filmed "in blazing color."[19] In an interview, Grefé attributes the latter to the "glare off the ocean [that] really lends itself to beautiful photography" and to "cameramen back then [who] believed in putting color in" as many shots as possible.[1]

Besides writing that Sting of Death has an "overabundance of mundane dialogue and amateurish acting, film historian Bryan Senn makes special note of the Jellyfish Man costume. He quotes Hobart, the man inside the costume, as saying that "The monster suit cost about $300 to make" and took about two weeks to complete. However, Senn points out, "In fact, it looks just like what it really is—a man in a crusty, dirty wetsuit and flippers, with plastic cords hanging from his shoulders and a clear hefty bag inflated over his head."[2] Grefé seems to agree with Senn, saying in an interview, "Now if you tried to release that in the theaters, they'd stone you to death in the lobby. Back in those days, it wasn't too bad. You could get away with a lot of stuff on the low-budget pictures."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_of_Death

Sting of Death (1966) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, September 20 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie Bonanzabyklu9

[Watch party] Queen of Blood (1966), Sunday 20th Sept, 7pm GMT

Sci-fi horror from schlockmeisters American International Pictures, with John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, Judi Meredith, & Florence Marly.

A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up, but the rescuers begin to die drained of blood

TRAILER
https://youtu.be/szRbXhK9i_8

Get the film, press PLAY at 7pm GMT & join in the fun posting with the hashtag #ReMonsterdon

More info & film links
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bmoviebonanza·B Movie Bonanzabyklu9

[Watch party] Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983), Sunday 13 Sept, after #Monsterdon

After Night of the Comet in the #Monsterdon watch party (see here), the film in the #MonsterdonDoubleFeature will be Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983), with Richard Hatch (original Battlestar Galactica), John Saxon (b movies ad nauseam) & Kay Lenz (House 1985).

Three people are transported into a parallel universe. There they find that they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.

The stream will also show an episode of Ultraman before the Monsterdon film.

More info on the watch party, film, links to stream or download etc

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

Night of the Comet (1984) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

... stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies. Night of the Comet grossed $14.4 million in the US on a $700,000 budget.

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 33 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Valley Girl culture satire Night of the Comet gets lots of mileage out of its slapstick sci-fi zombie approach."[4] On Metacritic, it has a score of 59 out of 100 based on 10 critic reviews, which indicates "mixed or average" reviews.[5]

Variety wrote that Eberhardt "creates a visually arresting B-picture in the neon-primary colors of the cult hit Liquid Sky", as well as pointing out similarities with Five, The Day of the Triffids, The Omega Man, Dawn of the Dead and Last Woman on Earth. They described the film as "a successful pastiche of numerous science fiction films, executed with an entertaining, tongue-in-cheek flair that compensates for its absence in originality."[6] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a good-natured, end-of-the-world B-movie" whose "humor augments rather than upstages the mechanics of the melodrama".

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Night of the Comet developed a cult following in the years after its release.[15] Keith Phipps of The Dissolve wrote that the film's cult following comes from how matter-of-factly it treats its weird premise.[16] The film was voted number 10 in Bloody Disgusting's Top 10 Doomsday Horror Films in 2009.[17] Maroney's character was an influence on Joss Whedon when he created Buffy Summers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Comet

Night of the Comet (1984) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Sept 13 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie Bonanzabyklu9

Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998, 1080p)

Planet Patrol agent Mogyar must overcome his stereotypical Italian accent and strange appearance in order to ally with a team of human planetary guardians to stop the plans of evil galactic overlord Lord Doom when he sends a gargantuan monster called Kraa to destroy the Earth.

This Sunday 6th September, the 2nd film on #MonsterdonDoubleFeature (extension of the #Monsterdon watch party on Mastodon) is Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998), which is available on Tubi (360p) & Youtube (1080p)

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

The Dunwich Horror (1970) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

A loose adaptation of the novella of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft, the film concerns a young female graduate student who is targeted by a man attempting to use her in an occult ritual taken from the Necronomicon. ... Critical response was divided, with some critics praising the film's technical elements and adaptation of the source material, while others felt the performances were ineffective, and the film generally mediocre. Despite this, some contemporary film scholars, such as Alain Silver, have championed it as one of the best film adaptations of a Lovecraft literary work. Film historian Rob Craig similarly deemed it "one of the most overall successful adaptations of a Lovecraft source work ever committed to film."[1] Aesthetically, the film has been noted for its psychedelic posterized imagery.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dunwich_Horror_(film)

Cthulhu Fhtaghn, y'all! The Dunwich Horror (1970) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Sept. 6 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

WARNING: we are watching the 1970 version, but there's a 2009 re-make, so make sure you get the right Horror!

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie Bonanzabyklu9

Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story

New documentary on Charles motherf*%king Band! of Full Moon Entertainment, Empire Pictures etc. The director & producer who practically invented the straight-to-video business model and gave us such delights as Trancers , Laserblast , and Zarkorr! The Invader . And a whole bunch of Jeffrey Combs films like Re-Animator.

That search came up with Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow, a series from 2022. 1st episode: John Carpenter (who also appears in the Full Moon Rising doc).

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

The Guyver (1991) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

The Guyver follows a young man, Sean Barker (Jack Armstrong), who discovers an alien artifact called "The Unit" which transforms him into an alien-hybrid super soldier called "The Guyver". Barker learns that a major corporation known as Chronos is after the Guyver unit, and soon discovers that the company seeks to genetically engineer monsters. The film was met with a mixed reaction from critics and fans.

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Glenn Kenny of Entertainment Weekly said the film features “surprisingly convincing costumes and effects, inspired casting, and energetic direction, [but] what sinks it is its unfortunate adherence to the time-honored direct-to-video clichés: an unearned paycheck for a onetime A-picture star, and a tendency to fall back on lame humor whenever the going gets slow.”[4]

David Johnson of DVD Verdict criticized the film's "ham-fisted over-acting", "ludicrous plot contrivances", and "nauseatingly hokey soundtrack."[5] Johnson called the film "a big, dumb joke" and said: "Despite some good creature effects, the movie crashed and burned and crashed again, weighted down by preposterous acting [and] corny music."[5]

Nathan Shumate of Cold Fusion Video Reviews criticized the film, in particular “the annoying demeanor and lack of personality” of lead actor Jack Armstrong, adding: "If there ever was a movie made for fan appreciation only, this is it, [...] but not everything can be blamed on audience unfamiliarity; there are plenty of elements in this movie that don’t work even by fanboy standards.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guyver

But it's also got Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill, so... The Guyver (1991) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Aug 30 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabyLaurenceWolse

Intrépidos Punks (1988)

After Fiera and her punk cohorts break their leader Tarzan out of prison, no one is safe! The newly reunited gang are quick to resume their favorite pastimes: robbing banks, brokering drug deals, and securing weapons, all while leaving a trail of mutilated corpses in their wake. Two federal agents are eventually tasked with neutralizing the gang.

NSFW TRAILER

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

The Stuff (1985) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

The film follows the discovery of a mysterious, sweet, and addictive substance becoming a popular dessert in the United States but soon begins attacking people and turning them into zombies.

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Colin Greenland reviewed The Stuff for White Dwarf #77 and stated that "A brilliant performance by Cohen stalwart Michael Moriarty as an industrial spy after the truth holds the straggling plot together."[29] It received positive reviews from critics: on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 68% rating, based on 19 reviews.[30] According to Bruce Kawin and Tony Williams, The Stuff satirizes American consumerism, mass media, and health foods.[31][32] Roger Crow of On: Yorkshire Magazine called the film a "schlock horror satire", praised Moriarty's performance, and said the film paid homage to "The Blob and Invasion of the Body Snatchers [and] went on to inspire cosmetics horror satire The Substance."[33] He said the quality of the special effects and picture quality ranged from good to bad. He praised the performance, direction, script, and rewatchability of the film.[33] Ian Berriman of SFX praised Moriarty for his ability to improvise in the film, calling him "delightfully idiosyncratic".[8] Berriman also wrote that although many special effects did not look believable, they contributed to the appeal of the film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff

The Stuff (1985) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Aug 23 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

Don't get confused! It's NOT:

  • The Stuff (2018)
  • Stuff (2019)
  • Stuff (2015)
  • Stuff (1993)
  • Stuffed (2025)
  • Stuffy (2024)
  • Stuffed (2024)
  • Stuffed (2022)
  • Stuffed (2021)
  • Stuffed (2020)
  • Stuffed (2019)
  • Stuffed (2018)
  • Stuffed (2014)
  • Stuffer (2010)
  • Stuffed! (1991)

So make sure you get the right Stuff. But NOT The Right Stuff (1983)!

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bmoviebonanza·B Movie BonanzabySergio

Star Odyssey (1979) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!

In the year 2312, a group of aliens auction off insignificant planets and the winner of the auction for Sol 3 (Earth) is the evil despot Kress. He soon flies to "Sol 3" in what is the first contact with beings from another planet for those living there...

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Star Odyssey is one of five low-budget Italian space opera films produced by director Alfonso Brescia (under the pseudonym Al Bradley) in the wake of the success of Star Wars. It is the fourth installment in the cycle, following Cosmos: War of the Planets (1977), Battle of the Stars (1978), and War of the Robots (1978).

The production heavily re-used miniature effects, models, and costumes from Brescia's previous feature, War of the Robots. To save costs, the film utilized low-budget props; a review in Popular Mechanics noted that the "light-sabers" featured in the film were merely cardboard swords coated with fluorescent paint. ...

The film received highly negative reviews for its technical quality. Bill Gordon of Worst Movies Ever Made found the special effects poor and characterized the narrative structure as confusing. Similarly, Popular Mechanics dismissed the film as a "dreadful trashpile", while TechRadar described it as alternating between "insufferable or hilariously bad" depending on the viewer's mindset.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Odyssey

Attenzione! Star Odyssey (1979) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Aug 16 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

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